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I resently picked up a few copies of Astérix for a pretty low price, and I must say I like them (not as much as Tintin, of course), but I have a few questions:

1.) How many albums were made,

2.) What are they called,

and

3.) In what order where the published.

Thanks for any info,

-Gustav

G'day Gustav!
Answers to your questions:
a) 32
b) and c)
# Astérix le Gaulois, 1961 (Asterix the Gaul, 1969)
# La serpe d'or, 1962 (Asterix and the Golden Sickle, 1975)
# Astérix et les Goths, 1963 (Asterix and the Goths, 1974)
# Astérix gladiateur, 1964 (Asterix the Gladiator, 1969)
# Le tour de Gaule, 1965 (Asterix and the Banquet, 1979)
# Astérix et Cleopatre, 1965 (Asterix and Cleopatra, 1969)
# Le combat des chefs, 1966 (Asterix and The Big Fight, 1971)
# Astérix chez les Bretons, 1966 (Asterix in Britain, 1970)
# Astérix et le Normands, 1967 (Asterix and the Normans, 1978)
# Astérix Legionnaire, 1967 (Asterix the Legionary, 1970)
# Le bouclier arverne, 1968 (Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, 1977)
# Astérix aux jeux olympiques, 1968 (Asterix at the Olympic Games, 1972)
# Astérix et le chaudron, 1969 (Asterix and the Cauldron, 1976)
# Astérix en Hispanie, 1969 (Asterix in Spain, 1971)
# La zizanie, 1970 (Asterix and the Roman Agent, 1972)
# Astérix chex les Helvêtes, 1970 (Asterix in Switzerland, 1973)
# Le domaine des dieux, 1971 (The Mansions of the Gods, 1973)
# Les lauriers de César, 1972 (Asterix and the Laurel Wreath, 1974)
# Le devin, 1972 (Asterix and the Soothsayer, 1975)
# Astérix en Corse, 1973 (Asterix in Corsica, 1979)
# Le cadeau de César, 1974 (Asterix and Caesar's Gift, 1977)
# La grande traversée, 1975 (Asterix and the Great Crossing, 1976)
# Obelix et compagnie, 1976 (Obelix and Co., 1978)
# Astérix chez les Belges, 1979 (Asterix in Belgium, 1980)
# Le grand Fossé, 1980 (Asterix and the Great Divide, 1981)
# L'Odyssée d'Astérix, 1981 (Asterix and the Black Gold, 1982)
# Le Fils d'Astérix, 1983 (Asterix and Son, 1983)
# Astérix chez Rah� zade, 1987 (Asterix and the Magic Carpet, 1988)
# La rose et le glaive, 1991 (Asterix and the Secret Weapon, 1991)
# La galère d'Obélix, 1996 (Asterix and Obelix all at sea, 1996)
# Astérix et Latraviata, 2001 (Asterix and the actress, 2001)
# Astérix et la rentrée gauloise, 2003 (Asterix and the class act, 2003)

There also was at least one Dogmatix story-book, a story-book of the “Twelve Tasks of Asterix” movie, and a story-book of “How Obelix Fell Into the Cauldron” (which had some nice versions of the characters as children). The Obelix one has been back in print, I think, but the the other two I don’t know about. I was spending my pocket money on Tintin, Jennings and Three Investigators books, so Asterix had to come from the library...

Thanks for the info. Appearently the Swedish publishers managed to mess up the publication orders again, just like Tintin!

Just one more question: Are they still making Astérix stories?

-Gustav

As far as I know, yes. Rene Goscinny died 25 years ago but Albert Udzero (the artist) has been putting out new books recently. Whether they're as good as the Goscinny/Udzero originals is another matter...

PS - good to see another Jennings and Three Investigators fan, jock123! Very sad to hear that Anthony Buckeridge died recently.

edcharlesadams wrote: PS - good to see another Jennings and Three Investigators fan, jock123!

We've more Three Investigators fans - check out this thread:
https://www.tintinologist.org/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=4&topic=262

Off topic, but Anthony Buckeridge can be heard as I type on BBC Radio 7, playing Mr Wilkins in a production of Jennings at School, played as a tribute to him. It gets a repeat later today and early hours tomorrow, and will be on the Listen Again feature for a week.

You can find out most stuff on Asterix at either these two sites

www.asterix.com
or
http://www.comedix.de/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?

You can find out most stuff on Asterix at either these two sites

I’m off to Parc Astérix tomorrow for a couple of days, so hopefully I’ll find something there as well as on the ’net!

Let us know what its like!!
One day when I visit Europe, im going!!! (Have to get some money first though - but I can dream!!)